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PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...
PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...

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Include ISA information in either the data passed to the hcsvu exit for implementing a type 7 rule in the qualifier file or in the data passed to a type 7 custom user exit

We currently have a requirement to compare one of ISA value to 1000A NM1 values to ensure they are same and it is currently no doable in ITX. We received this as a suggestion from support ticket TS005672303
over 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 0 Not under consideration

Boradcasting a common message to all store users

Can we have a feature in OMS through which we can broadcast common messages to all stores together on Store engagement application.e.g. "XYZ carrier system is down. Do not perform any packing operation". This will help in avoiding multiple tickets...
about 5 years ago in Store Engagement / Usability 0 Future consideration

Request for APIUSER to authenticate via SEAS

Only the default APIUser can log in to make changes. However, our standards dictates that unique users must access the system via LDAP
about 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release

Ability to allow Control Center Director to update C:D / File Agent passwords

Many companies, especially financial institutions, have corporate security policies that require all application passwords be updated on a regular basis. In order to do this with the Connect:Direct (C:D) application, a human has to log in to the n...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Future consideration

Pause Monitored File Agents when Monitored CD server is paused

Currently when a CD server is paused and if the File Agent has been stopped, the File Agent shows a down status. When a server is paused, the associated File Agents should be paused as well.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 3 Not under consideration

Track Internal Users on PEM When PEM Registration Invite Sent to partner

Currently many users (MFT BA's & Engineers) are utilizing PEM, the number of users utilizing PEM may increase in the future. So there is a need to define a process or mechanism within PEM to track which internal EFX user is sending out new reg...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 4 Not under consideration

Sponsor announcement message on partner home page

Ability for sponsor to add a welcome message pop-up on the home page once a partner logs in
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Alerting/Notifications 0 Not under consideration

Copy/paste Dialog Objects

Allow items to be copy and pasted within a page. Item property ‰ÛÏname‰Û should then be Copy, Copy 2, etc.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Increase Width Limit of Dialogs

Currently there is a maximum width of 1000 px. We would like to request a wider dialog size option. This would help to fit information nicely on the screen and reduce number of screens.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Not under consideration

Test Mode for Context Data

Since context data has been added to PEM we have created a second activity for transmitters who need the same activity rolled out to them multiple times. The issue with the second activity is that all APIs with the reference to context data automa...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration